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Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples

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Internal Rate of Return (IRR): IRR represents the discount rate at which the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from the investment becomes zero. In other words, it is the rate of return that makes the present value of future cash inflows equal to the present value of cash outflows.

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ESG Valuation Considerations – Top Down or Bottom Up?

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This work can be used to reconcile and support an adjustment to the CAPM, then the WACC, via Alpha and Beta. We know ESG is important and valuable, but it will be even more valuable when it is clearly quantified and valued using conventional and customary approaches. Do ESG programs impact firm value? What about stock price?

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ESG A Valuation Framework

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The second inflection point was triggered by the “Fundamental Reshaping of Finance” open letter to CEOs on January 14, 2020, by BlackRock Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink. “In Do ESG programs impact firm value? Adjustments to Beta can accomplish this. These are fair questions. Sources: [1] [link]. [2]